One of Kim Kardashian’s Stolen Items May Have Been Recovered

It’s been more than a week since Kim Kardashian West was robbed in Paris. Initial reports said the thieves had stolen more than $10 million worth of jewelry from the reality star; however, TMZ reported Friday that the amount might be closer $5.6 million. But, according to a new report from TMZ, one of the pieces might have slipped away from the thieves. A passerby found one of the 13 items the robbers are said to have made off with on the sidewalk outside the No Address Hotel the day after the break-in. The diamond cross was created by jeweler Jacob and Co., and TMZ lists its worth as $33,180.

It remains unconfirmed which of Kardashian West’s cross pendants is the one the thieves may have dropped, as a quick scroll through her Instagram account reveals that she owns several of them; however, the one seen in this photograph Kardashian West posted in July resembles one found on the Jacob and Co. Web site.

But details on this particular case are still blurry. According to Us, the dropped necklace may have been intentional. “They wanted us to believe that they were amateurs, but all the real clues point to them being extremely sophisticated professionals,” a Paris police official told the magazine. The robbers may have set up a double-bluff escape ruse that included dropping the necklace (one of the lower-valued items in the stolen haul) to fool cameras in the area.

Regardless, French authorities are said to be checking the retrieved pendant for traces of DNA that could help locate the robbers. Vanity Fair has reached out to Paris authorities for more information on the investigation.

While the search for the perpetrators is ongoing, more news has begun to surface about how Kardashian West might keep safe after this incident. In a separate report, TMZ states that the reality star has met with ex-C.I.A. agents, ex-special-force members of the Israeli army, and former Secret Service members to discuss her security going forward.

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